Sarnoff Corporation is featured in a number of press articles. The following is a sampling of news coverage available online.
Variety
April 16, 2008
NAB Wired for Digital Conversion
This article discusses the pending transition to all-digital television in 2009 and how Sarnoff's digital test pattern technology will play a major role.
Washington Post
March 31, 2008
L-3 to Create Marine Training System
Sarnoff is mentioned as a sub-contractor in this article about L-3's contract to provide the Marine Corps with a video system that gives commanders quick feedback on training exercises.
Defense Technology International
March 2008
Think Fast: Technology Closes the Gap Between Sensors and Shooters
This story (beginning on page 14) examines target detection technologies for modern mobile warfare, including Sarnoff's TerraSight solution for automatic tracking and geolocation.
Princeton Business Journal/Princeton Packet
January 29, 2008
Sarnoff Subsidiary Launches Web Sports Product
This story looks at Pajama Channels’ innovative use of vision technology to broadcast college sports over the internet to enthusiastic fans.
Government Computer News
January 7, 2008
Authentication in the Blink of an Eye
This article discusses Sarnoff’s Iris on the Move Vehicle Pass Through System and its positive impact on homeland security and identity verification.
Gizmag
October 23, 2007
New Software Provides Rapid 3D Modeling of Large Urban Environments
MapIt!, Sarnoff's software solution for wide-area 3D modeling and enhanced situational awareness, is discussed in this article.
Inventor's Digest
October 2007
Innovation During Wartime
This article examines the migration of technologies from military to commercial markets, citing Sarnoff and its participation in the DARPA Urban Challengeas as an example.
Advanced Imaging Magazine
September 14, 2007
Component Integration: CCD vs. CMOS
Sarnoff's Jim Janesick, Technical Manager of Imaging, discusses the fundamental differences between CCD and CMOS imaging technology.
Federal Computer Week
June 4, 2007
Military Agencies Use Video Locator Assistants
Sarnoff’s Aerial video surveillance technology is discussed in this article.
Advanced Imaging Pro
May 15, 2007
Northrop Grumman Demos Low-Cost Autonomous Control System For Recon Planes
This article discusses an autonomous control system — HURT (Heterogeneous Unmanned Reconnaissance Team) — that manages reconnaissance aircraft to deliver timely information about enemy positions to troops on the ground. Sarnoff is mention in this article as a member of the HURT demonstration team.
Dallas Morning News
April 10, 2007
Smart Cameras Touted for Security
In this article on smart cameras in the security industry, Sarnoff’s Ron Krakower discussed the addition of Biometrics to the mix.
TV Technology
February 21, 2007
SMPTE Showcases Video Over IP
This article provides an overview of the new video transport technologies showcased at SMPTE/Vidtrans. The article highlights a presentation given by Sarnoff’s Dr. Michael Isnardi on the Video Enhanced DSL (VeDSL) project funded in part by the U.S. Government.
Advanced Imaging Pro
January 25, 2007
Photonics West 2007
Sarnoff’s 8k Linear Sensor was one of the products highlighted in this Photonics West story.
Vision Systems Design
January 9, 2007
Sarnoff Commercializes High-speed 8K Linear Sensors
This article discusses the release of our 8k linear CCD sensors, targeted for use in high-speed inspection applications such as printed circuit boards and print webs.
MIT Technology Review
November 30, 2006
GPS That Never Fails
This article discusses Sarnoff’s vision-aided navigation which uses advanced processing of stereo video images to fill in GPS gaps. Sarnoff has recently achieved the one-meter accuracy milestone and the high quality of the visual odometry used is reviewed.
SIGNAL — AFCEA’s International Journal
June 2006
U.S. Recoups Nighttime Primacy
This article covers the US Government’s improvement of their night vision technologies with the MANTIS (Multispectral Adaptive Networked Tactical Imaging System) program, of which Sarnoff is the partner tasked with the processor, software, algorithms and fusion.
EE Times
August 21, 2006
H.264 Decoder Test Takes Careful Planning
As an expert in Compliance Bitstreams, Sarnoff’s Hans Baumgartner was invited to contribute to EE Times magazine. In this article Hans discusses the testing of advanced video decoders given the complexity of H.264 and offers some Do’s and Dont’s when choosing the right test tool.
EDN
November 21, 2005
Global Designer: Imagers Pose Complex Design Challenges
Sarnoff’s work in high-end CCD imagers is featured in this article.
